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Falklands War

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The Falklands War was fought in 1982 between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the British-controlled Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in the South Atlantic, following Argentina's invasion and occupation of the islands on 2 April 1982 under the military junta led by Leopoldo Galtieri, seeking to bolster domestic support amid economic crisis by asserting Argentina's long-standing territorial claim. Britain under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher responded by dispatching a naval task force across roughly eight thousand miles of ocean, and after a brief diplomatic effort failed, British forces retook the islands in a ten-week campaign combining naval, air and amphibious operations, including the controversial sinking of the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano and intense air attacks by Argentine forces on the British fleet. Argentine forces on the islands surrendered on 14 June 1982 after British troops recaptured the capital, Stanley. The brief but intense war killed several hundred combatants on each side, restored British control of the islands, and contributed directly to the collapse of Argentina's military junta the following year while bolstering Thatcher's domestic political standing.

Facts
Start Year
1982 2
End Year
1982 2
Combatants
Argentina versus the United Kingdom 2
Outcome
British victory; Argentina surrendered on 14 June 1982 and the islands returned to British administration 2
Classification
Death Toll Min
from 1001 1
Conflict Type
Interstate War 2
Falklands War
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Associated With

Exocet Missile, Weapons Systems

Argentine Exocet missiles sank HMS Sheffield and other British ships during the 1982 Falklands War

FN FAL, Weapons Systems

The Belgian designed FN FAL, nicknamed the right arm of the free world, was carried by both British and Argentine infantry in the Falklands War

Commanders and Forces

British Army units, including 2 and 3 Para, fought the land campaign of the 1982 Falklands War

The Royal Navy's task force retook the Falkland Islands from Argentina in 1982

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Kukri, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Kukri
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L42A1, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: L42A1
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Source Wikipedia: M2 Browning
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Source Wikipedia: M3 submachine gun
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MILAN, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: MILAN (missile)
Source Wikipedia: MILAN (missile)
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SS.11, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: SS.11
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Uzi, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Uzi
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Sources
1. Correlates of War Project: Correlates of War Inter-State War Data, version 4.0
Correlates of War ProjectBatDeath column, rows for this war
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202,Falkland Islands,1,200,United Kingdom,1,3,25,1982,6,15,1982,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,1,2,1,-8,255,4 202,Falkland Islands,1,160,Argentina,2,3,25,1982,6,15,1982,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,1,1,2,-8,746,4
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2. Wikipedia: Falklands War
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (start year)
    The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June
  • Lead section (end year)
    The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June
  • Lead section (combatants)
    The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June
  • Lead section (outcome)
    The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June
  • Lead text
    The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week war in the South Atlantic in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over possession of the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) and its dependencies of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
  • Conflict-type attribute (falklands-war)
    The Falklands War was fought in 1982 between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the British-controlled Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in the South Atlantic, following Argentina's invasion and occupation of the islands on 2 April 1982 under the military junta led by Leopoldo Galtieri, seeking to bolster domestic support amid economic crisis by asserting Argentina's long-standing territorial claim.
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Wikipedia: Bazooka
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Wikipedia: Uzi
WikipediaUses: Uzi, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Kukri
WikipediaUses: Kukri, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Browning Hi-Power
WikipediaUses: Browning Hi-Power, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'View the Source
Wikipedia: MILAN (missile)
Wikipedia
  • Uses: MILAN Anti-Tank Missile, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'
  • Uses: MILAN, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'
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M72 LAW, Wikipedia
Uses: M72 LAW, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'View the Source
Wikipedia: FN MAG
Uses: FN MAG, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'View the Source
Wikipedia: M134 Minigun
Uses: M134 Minigun, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'View the Source
Wikipedia: M3 submachine gun
Uses: M3 submachine gun, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Panhard AML
Uses: Panhard AML, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'View the Source
Wikipedia: AGM-45 Shrike
Uses: AGM-45 Shrike, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Model 1968 recoilless gun
Uses: Model 1968 recoilless gun, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Beach armoured recovery vehicle
Uses: Beach armoured recovery vehicle, Article text
Quote, Uses: Beach armoured recovery vehicle, Article text
The following year both BARVs would see service during the Falklands War, being the largest land vehicles ashore, with the BARV from Fearless becoming stuck in deep mud whilst pushing an LCU Blue Beach.
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Wikipedia: SS.11
  • Uses: SS.11, Article text
    During the Falklands War, both the British Army and the British Royal Marines used Westland Scout helicopters armed with the SS.11.
  • Uses: SS.11, Wikipedia article text
    During the Falklands War, both the British Army and the British Royal Marines used Westland Scout helicopters armed with the SS.11.
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Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
  • Uses: Stinger Missile, Infobox: wars
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  • Uses: FIM-92 Stinger, Infobox: wars
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Wikipedia: Exocet Missile
WikipediaUses: Exocet Missile, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Exocet Missile, Infobox: wars
Iran-Iraq War Falklands War
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Wikipedia: M2 Browning
WikipediaUses: M2 Browning Machine Gun, Article text
Quote, Uses: M2 Browning Machine Gun, Article text
The Scots Guards used the weapon in the 1982 Falklands War.
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Roland (missile), Wikipedia
Uses: Roland Missile System, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Roland Missile System, Infobox: wars
Iran-Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War Iraq War
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Blowpipe (missile), Wikipedia
Uses: Blowpipe Missile, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Blowpipe Missile, Infobox: wars
Falklands War Soviet-Afghan War Gulf War Cenepa War
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Wikipedia: 9K32 Strela-2
WikipediaUses: 9K32 Strela-2, Infobox: wars
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War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War The Troubles Basque conflict Western Sahara War Communist insurgency in Thailand Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution Uganda-Tanzania War Salvadoran Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Lebanese Civil War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Falklands War Second Sudanese Civil War South African Border War Soviet-Afghan War War in Afghanistan Syrian occupation of Lebanon Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Libyan Civil War Insurgency in Egypt Sinai insurgency Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war Gaza war Iran war
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Rapier (missile) (Wikipedia)
Uses: Rapier Missile System, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Rapier Missile System, Infobox: wars
Falklands War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War
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Wikipedia: M79 grenade launcher
Uses: M79 Grenade Launcher, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: M79 Grenade Launcher, Infobox: wars
Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Dominican Civil War Communist Insurgency War The Troubles Operation Marajoara Lebanese Civil War South African Border War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Falklands War Bougainville conflict War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Gulf War Desert Storm Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency 2008-2011 Cambodia-Thailand border crisis 2010 Burma border clashes Syrian Civil War Battle of Marawi Myanmar Civil War
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Wikipedia: M203 grenade launcher
Uses: M203 Grenade Launcher, Infobox: wars
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Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Civil conflict in the Philippines Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979-1991) Third Indochina War Soviet-Afghan War Falklands War Gulf War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Syrian Civil War Gaza war Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict
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Wikipedia: Beretta BM 59
Uses: Beretta BM 59, Infobox: wars
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Nigerian Civil War Papua conflict Indonesian invasion of East Timor Lebanese Civil War Falklands War Multinational Force in Lebanon Somali Civil War 1999 East Timorese crisis Libyan Civil War
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Wikipedia: Python (missile)
Uses: Python (missile), Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Python (missile), Infobox: wars
Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War
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Wikipedia: FN Model 1949
Uses: FN Model 1949, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: FN Model 1949, Infobox: wars
Korean War Darul Islam rebellion Suez Crisis Permesta rebellion PRRI rebellion Congo Crisis Dominican Civil War Falklands War
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Wikipedia: 7.62x51mm NATO
Uses: 7.62x51mm NATO, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: 7.62x51mm NATO, Infobox: wars
Vietnam War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War, Falklands War, The Troubles, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni Civil War (2014-present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, among other conflicts
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Wikipedia: L42A1
Uses: L42A1, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: L42A1, Infobox: wars
Dhofar Rebellion The Troubles Falklands War Lebanese Civil War Gulf War
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Wikipedia: Welrod
Uses: Welrod, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Welrod, Infobox: wars
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Wikipedia: Seacat (missile)
Uses: Seacat (missile), Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Seacat (missile), Infobox: wars
1971 Indo-Pakistani War Iran-Iraq War Falklands War South African Border War
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Wikipedia: Sea Dart
Uses: Sea Dart, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Sea Dart, Infobox: wars
Falklands War Gulf 1991
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Wikipedia: Sea Skua
Uses: Sea Skua, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Sea Skua, Infobox: wars
Falklands War Gulf War
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Wikipedia: Ballester-Molina
Uses: Ballester-Molina, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: Ballester-Molina, Infobox: wars
World War II Ecuadorian-Peruvian War Falklands War
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Wikipedia: 5-inch/25-caliber gun
Uses: 5-inch/25-caliber gun, Infobox: wars
Quote, Uses: 5-inch/25-caliber gun, Infobox: wars
World War II, Falklands War
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Wikipedia: QF 4.5-inch Mk I - V naval gun
Uses: QF 4.5-inch Mk I - V naval gun, Infobox: wars
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Second World War Korean War Falklands War
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Wikipedia: M16 Rifle
WikipediaUses: M16 Rifle, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Uses: M16 Rifle, Wikipedia article text
The M16 was also adopted by the British SAS, who used it during the Falklands War.
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Wikipedia: FN FAL
WikipediaUses: FN FAL, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Uses: FN FAL, Wikipedia article text
During the Falklands War, the FN FAL was used by both sides.
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Wikipedia: UH-1 Iroquois
WikipediaUses: UH-1 Iroquois, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Uses: UH-1 Iroquois, Wikipedia article text
Various other conflicts have seen combat deployments of the Iroquois, such as the Rhodesian Bush War, Falklands War, War in Afghanistan, and the 2007 Lebanon conflict.
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Wikipedia: Bren light machine gun
WikipediaUses: Bren Gun, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Uses: Bren Gun, Wikipedia article text
While best known for its role as the British and British Empire forces' primary infantry LMG in World War II, it was also used in the Korean War and saw service throughout the latter half of the 20th century, including the 1982 Falklands War.
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Wikipedia: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle
Uses: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Uses: L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle, Wikipedia article text
L1A1s have been used by the British Armed Forces in Malaysia, Northern Ireland, and in the Falklands War (in opposition to FN FAL-armed Argentine forces), the First Gulf War (where it was still on issue to some second line British Army units and RAF personnel not yet issued with the L85A1), and by
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Tigerfish (torpedo) (Wikipedia)
Uses: Tigerfish Torpedo, Lead
Quote, Uses: Tigerfish Torpedo, Lead
Service during the 1982 Falklands War revealed serious reliability problems.
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MilitaryFactory.com: Bofors 40mm (Series)
MilitaryFactory.comUses: Bofors 40mm Gun, Description
Quote, Uses: Bofors 40mm Gun, Description
Indeed, Bofors 40mm guns were used in the many conflicts that followed World War 2 - the Indo-Pak Wars (1947, 1965, 1971, 1999), the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Falklands War (1982), and Gulf War (1991) among others - up to the more modern commitments seen today.
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MilitaryFactory.com: Rapier ADMS
MilitaryFactory.comUses: Rapier, Description
Quote, Uses: Rapier, Description
First combat actions involving British forces and the Rapier air defense system occurred during the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina.
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